by | Jun 25, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Covid-19, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Quality Care Coalition
Learn about the impact of dementia in caring for nursing home residents with COVID-19 and how to protect the emotional health of nursing home staff through this no-cost, updated Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) online training developed by the Centers for...
by | Jun 21, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Quality Care Coalition
The The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC) is hosting several workshops this week; cultural humility, power sharing and systems thinking are the workshop themes. Registration is limited to participants from Colorado, Utah, North Dakota, South...
by | Jun 19, 2024 | Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Immunizations, Quality Care Coalition
Join Immunize South Dakota for the next Online & in-the-know session focusing on pertussis and the vaccines that prevent it. With an increase in cases nationally, this webinar is perfectly timed to help improve immunization rates and the health of the communities....
by | May 30, 2024 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Home Health, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Nursing Home Quality, Opioids, Patient Safety
More than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries had a diagnosis of opioid use disorder in 2020.1 However, fewer than 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries with an opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnosis received medication to treat this condition. In addition, the number of patients...
by | May 22, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals
Are you wanting to better understand the health care challenges of dialysis patients and opportunities for enhanced care coordination for these individuals? What role does the End State Renal Disease (ESRD) Network have in quality improvement for dialysis facilities?...
by | May 16, 2024 | Behavioral Health Outcomes, Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Commercial tobacco use is still the number one cause of preventable death and individuals with behavioral health conditions and substance abuse disorders have significantly higher rates of tobacco use in comparison to the overall population. Tobacco Use Disorder is...
by | May 12, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition, Quality of Care Transitions
Care of the patient living with end stage renal disease can be intimidating due to the complex interplay of dietary and fluid restrictions, medications, vascular access care, and dialysis treatments, often in the setting of other comorbid medical conditions. It is...
by | Apr 30, 2024 | Care Coordination, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
What is ‘plain language’? A clear and straightforward explanation of a concept or term that avoids using technical jargon or complex language. It’s designed to be easily understood by a wide audience, including those who may not have expertise in the subject...
by | Apr 22, 2024 | Care Coordination, CMS News, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
Please join the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and her leadership team, who will provide an update on CMS’ recent accomplishments and how cross-cutting initiatives are advancing the CMS Strategic Plan....
by | Apr 19, 2024 | Care Coordination, Chronic Disease Self-Management, Events, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Health Equity, Home Health, Hospitals, Nursing Home Quality, Patient Safety, Quality Care Coalition
The Alzheimer’s Association® is hosting several virtual events, alongside other organizations, in April and May. Don’t miss your chance to join these learning opportunities to better understand grief and reflections in healing, Alzheimer’s disease in...